Alphabet Beat Earnings Estimate But Falters On Revenue, Share Drop 4%

Google owner Alphabet beat analysts’ expectations for profits for the fourth quarter as well as for the entire of 2019 while missing out on estimates of revenue. And despite the company announcing the results after the closure of the markets, its shares were down 4 per cent in after-hours trading. Alphabet reported expansions in revenue…

Sony Brings Down Previous Yearly Forecast Due To China Virus

The spread and impact of the new coronavirus in China threats all of its forecasts and results, warned the Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. warned on Tuesday. This warning was issued by the company while the company also reported a decline in its earnings in the company’s fiscal third quarter primarily because of…

Facebook Agrees To A $500M Settlement Of Privacy Case, Zuckerberg Promises Users Privacy Upgrades

United States based social media company Facebook has reached an agreement to settle charges against it that it did not take consent of its users before collecting and storing biometric data of millions of users for in a deal worth $550 million. On the other hand, the company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg promised…

Nokia And Ericsson Chosen Over Huawie By France’s Orange For 5G Network

A day after the European Union refused to ban the Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawie form participating in 5G networks, Nokia and Ericsson were chosen over the Chinese firm by France’s largest telecoms company Orange for construction of its 5G mobile network in the country., Huawei has been facing stiff opposition from the United States…

Samsung’s Turnover Could Have Started, Say Analysts, Though Profits Still Flag

South Korean electronics conglomerate Samsung said that a turnaround for the company has already taken place even though its profits are still flagging. In the quarter that ended in December, the operating profits for the company was at 7.2 trillion Korean won ($6 billion) which was 34 per cent lower than the same period a…